If you’re in Year 12, University Open Days are a great way to check out specific courses and campuses. Yep, even virtually
If you’re in Year 12 and have 2026 on your mind, heading along to a university open day could equip you with the clarity needed to narrow down your pathway options.
Sitting in on lectures, chatting to course coordinators and meeting real-life undergraduates are some of the intro activities that generally go down, although like the last few years, loads will have virtual offerings too
Here, we’ve listed the universities hosting info days in 2025 so you can start prepping questions, schedules and which lecturers to stalk. We’ll continue to review it as updates are announced.
ACT
- Australian Catholic University, September 13 (Canberra)
- Australian National University, March 28
- University of Canberra, September 20
NSW
- Australian Catholic University
July 26 (Blacktown)
September 6 (North Sydney)
August 17 (Strathfield) - Charles Darwin University, August 16 (Casurina)
- Charles Sturt University
August 3 (Port Macquarie)
August 10 (Wagga Wagga)
August 17 (Albury-Wodonga)
August 24 (Bathurst)
August 31 (Orange) - La Trobe University, August 16 (Sydney)
- Macquarie University, August 16
- Southern Cross University
August 17 (Northern Rivers)
August 10 (Coffs Harbour) - Torrens University, August 23 and virtually on demand
- University of Newcastle
August 30 (Central Coast)
August 16 (Newcastle City) - University of New South Wales, September 6 (Sydney)
- University of Tasmania, September 6 (Sydney)
- University of Technology Sydney, 30 August
- University of Sydney, August 30
- University of Wollongong
July 26 (South Western Sydney)
June 28 (Wollongong) - Western Sydney University, July 6 (Parramatta South and Parramatta City)
QLD
- Australian Catholic University, August 2 (Brisbane)
- Bond University, July 26
- CQ University
July 31 (Mackay)
August 7 (Bundaberg)
August 14 (Townsville)
August 17 (Rockhampton)
August 21 (Gladstone)
August 28 (Cairns)
- Griffith University, August 10 (Gold Coast and Nathan)
- James Cook University
June 14 (Mackay)
July 19 (Townsville)
July 25 (Cairns) - Southern Cross University, August 24 (Gold Coast)
- Torrens University, August 23 and virtually on demand
- University of Queensland
August 3 (St Lucia)
August 17 (Gatton) - University of Southern Queensland
August 9 (Ipswich and Springfield)
August 17 (Toowoomba) - University of The Sunshine Coast
August 3 (Sunshine Coast)
July 20 (Moreton Bay) - QUT, July 27 (Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove)
SA
- Flinders University
July 25-26 (Bedford Park)
July 27 (Flinders City Campus) - Torrens University Australia August 23 and virtually on demand
- University of Adelaide,
27 August (Adelaide City)
3 August (Mount Gambier)
13 August (Magill)
17 August (Mawson Lakes and Roseworthy)
31 August (Whyalla) - University of South Australia
NT
- Charles Darwin University,
May 30 (Alice Springs)
Sept 6 (Katherine)
July 12 (Palmerston)
TAS
- University of Tasmania
September 14 (Hobart)
September 21 (Launceston)
VIC
- Australian Catholic University
August 10 (Melbourne)
August 24 (Ballarat) - Deakin University
August 3 (Warrnambool)
August 17 (Geelong)
August 24 (Burwood) - Federation University of Australia
August 10 (Gippsland)
August 17 (Berwick)
August 24 (Mt Helen, Camp St, and SMB campus) - La Trobe University
August 3 (Melbourne)
August 13 (Mildura)
August 17 (Albury-Wodonga)
August 10 (Shepparton)
August 24 (Bendigo) - Monash University
August 2 (Peninsula and Caulfield)
August 3 (Clayton)
August 17 (Parkville) - RMIT University
August 3 (Bundoora)
August 10 (City and Brunswick) - Swinburne University of Technology, TBA
- Torrens University, August 23 and virtually on demand
- University of Melbourne, August 17
- Victoria University August 17 (Footscray & Sunshine campus)
August 24 (City campus)
WA
- Curtin University, March 29, 2026
- Edith Cowan University
October 19 (ECU SW and Bunbury)
April 14 (Joondalup) 2026 TBA
April 28 (Mount Lawley) 2026 TBA - Murdoch University, 2026 TBA
- University of Western Australia, 2026 TBA
Psyched to head along to a few? We recommend confirming details with individual universities before attending any on-campus events.
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